Many Employers Found to Violate Child Labor Laws

These results don't suprise me too much, but it is an interessting article. I remember doing all kinds of crazy stuff at my jobs when I was in high school. PArticularly working until 2 AM on school nights for a "random" inspection at a restaurant, driving a forklift, and many other jobs that are likely to get a nice red flag from an inspector if they so happened to walk in.

Half of the nation's teenage employees are operating dangerous equipment, serving alcohol, or simply working too late on a school night, according to a new study.

Nearly half of all U.S. teenagers working in the retail or service sectors have performed workplace tasks that are prohibited by federal child labor laws, according to a new national study.

In a telephone survey of 866 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18, 52 percent of males and 43 percent of females said they had operated box crushers, slicers, and other dangerous workplace equipment, or had performed other tasks that are prohibited by law for their age group -- such as driving a delivery truck or serving alcohol.

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